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Lake Charlevoix
Ice yachting is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats. Enthusiasts gather at various frozen lakes – "hard water" sites – for races, which are usually sailed five times around a triangle of which each leg measures one mile. Here's a look inside the world of the winter sport, which has been around since the 1800s. #rsdispatches

From the very first episode of 'Atlanta,' the series – about an aspiring rapper named Paper Boi and his cousin-slash-manager Earn, was a slyly odd ride. In our recent feature, we go inside how Donald Glover, the cast and the writing room were determined to beat the "sophomore album" curse with Season Two. "We've kind of been comparing the season to a sophomore record from a new artist," says Hiro Murai, who directs the bulk ...

Happy birthday Rihanna! The singer's tossed-off vibe and DGAF openness disguise both her musical gifts and remarkable work ethic, borne out in a cascade of hits. From "Pon de Replay" to "Umbrella," we waded through her robust, history-making catalog, taking stock of her best tracks to date. Click the link in our bio to head to RollingStone.com and see the full list. Photograph by Kevin Mazur

Today would have been Kurt Cobain's 51st birthday. During his lifetime, the Nirvana frontman spearheaded an international phenomenon, becoming not only the most visible representative of Seattle's grunge scene but also an icon for a whole generation of disenfranchised youth. "Most of the music is really personal as far as the emotion and the experiences that I've had in my life," he told us in 1992, "but most of the themes in the songs aren't ...

Happy birthday Millie Bobby Brown! As Eleven on 'Stranger Things,' the telekinetic heroine is the most identifiable and beloved character of the bunch, and not surprisingly, gets the juiciest narrative strands. The role earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. For more about her and 'Stranger Things,' head to RollingStone.com. Photograph by Zoey Grossman/@variety

Chadwick Boseman appears on our latest cover. Click the link in our bio to read the story in full at RollingStone.com. In the new feature, the 'Black Panther' star discusses the making of the film, Hollywood's double standard when it comes to identifying young black talent and more. "Some [black] actors will say, 'I don't want to play a character just because he's black,'" he tells us. "And that's great, I'm not saying they're wrong. ...

California
Like most folks, the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel got into the weed business for the money. The 700-member tribe, situated about 45 minutes east of San Diego, California, was roughly $50 million in debt from a failed casino project when the Obama Department of Justice issued the Wilkinson memo in December of 2014, giving Native-American nations the same leeway that had been given to states like Colorado and Washington. Three years later, the future ...

Happy birthday Ed Sheeran! Over the last year, the singer-songwriter released his third album, '÷,' and embarked on a world tour. He also became the first artist to have two songs debut in the Top Ten on the charts in the same week. "The whole musician thing kind of comes from wanting to be loved and wanting to be liked," he told us last year. Read more about him at RollingStone.com. Photograph by Peggy Sirota

Danish singer-songwriter MØ stopped by our studio to perform intimate versions of three electro-pop tunes – "When I Was Young," "Run Away" and Diplo collaboration "Get It Right." Click the link in our bio to head to RollingStone.com and see the full video.

Happy birthday the Weeknd! This year the singer won the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album for 'Starboy.' He's also featured with Kendrick Lamar on the recently-released soundtrack for 'Black Panther.' "I think the worst thing anyone can say about an artist is, 'He could have been great,'" he told us in 2015. "I was always scared of being that guy where it's like, 'He could have been big. He could have been a star.'" ...

Brandi Carlile taps into the idea of acceptance and forgiveness for her stunning new LP 'By the Way, I Forgive You.' "I worry that people in the world might consider that forgiveness isn't radical, but it is fucking radical," she tells us in our new feature. "We just don't do it very often or as much as we'd like to sing about it and wave our arms." Click the link in our bio to head ...

Collaborators of Michael and Janet Jackson reflect on the lasting impact of their landmark hard-rock crossover tracks "Beat it" and "Black Cat" in our new feature. "He listened to every kind of music, from classical to showtunes to metal," Jennifer Batten, Michael's touring guitarist, explains. "Metal has a certain power to it that Jackson was certainly intrigued with." Click the link in our bio to head to RollingStone.com and see the full feature.

Australian psych-rock titans King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released five albums in one year. In our latest feature, we go inside their Melbourne music factory. "Everything has grown from the music we've released," says manager and drummer Eric Moore. "That's where the fanbase and community have grown from. I guess there's just so much to listen to that [listeners feel like] they just walked into some crazy world. People see it as a universe ...

Shaun White has made history at this year’s Winter Olympics. The snowboarder won his third gold medal during the men’s halfpipe competition, making him the first person to win three gold medals in the sport. It also marks the 100th gold medal won by the U.S. in the Winter Games. Here’s a look back at White on our March 9, 2006 cover. Photograph by Platon

The Smashing Pumpkins are reportedly close to announcing a reunion tour – minus the band's reclusive founding bassist, D'arcy Wretzky. There are still some big questions that need to be answered like, what exactly is the band recording right now? Or, who will play bass on the tour? We put together seven mysteries behind the upcoming tour. Click the link in our bio to head to RollingStone.com and see our questions that we’d like resolved.

Nashville, Tennessee
Greta Van Fleet are busy working on their full-length debut. We asked the band, twins Jake and Josh Kiszka, their brother Sam and Danny Wagner, to capture a glimpse of their time in the studio. Swipe through to see what they shared and check out our story to see Jake shredding on guitar.

'The Wedding Singer' hit theaters 20 years ago today. The romantic comedy follows a wedding singer, played by Adam Sandler, in the 1980s who falls in love with a waitress, played by Drew Barrymore. The film features a ton of Eighties nostalgia and an uplifting cameo by Billy Idol, who has a pivotal part in uniting the couple. Learn more about the film at RollingStone.com.

The Beatles visited India 50 years ago this month. The group visited the ashram of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement. The trip proved to be one of their most creative periods during which they wrote reportedly 48 songs, with most of them ending up on the White Album. From the group's attire to a real-life Bungalow Bill, we put together a list of 16 things you might not know ...

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Barack and Michelle Obama made a rare public appearance today at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., where the couple was on hand to witness the unveiling of their official portraits. Obama’s likeness was captured by Kehinde Wiley, the artist known for his large, color-saturated portraits of contemporary Black men in the style of the Old Masters. Amy Sherald, tapped to complete Michelle Obama’s portrait, depicted the former first lady in her signature ...

Earlier this year, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it is "streamlining" a research application process for studying Schedule I drugs, including ecstasy and LSD. The news release failed to mention cannabis, which has also been lumped into the classification the federal agency created for substances having "no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." In our recent feature, we looked at why it's so hard to study pot. Head to RollingStone.com to read ...

Happy birthday Khalid! In the past year, the singer released his debut studio album 'American Teen' and earned five Grammy nominations. "I kind of self-taught myself, like, let me watch other singers, picking up on accents and how they portray their emotions," he told us in a recent feature. Learn more about him at RollingStone.com.Photograph by Peter Yang

Whitney Houston died six years ago today. Blessed with a once-in-a-generation voice, she became the ultimate crossover artist. Throughout her career, she racked up 11 number one singles, sold over 200 million albums and won seven Grammys. Learn about how her death changed music history at RollingStone.com. Photograph by Graham Wiltshire

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